Today Tekriti turns two years old. I have been trying to write this blog post for over two hours now (and its 1 AM in the night) but I just can't get the right words to put across my thoughts! Last few months have been so busy (and haven't we heard that before?) that there has been little or no time for introspection or looking back. Now when I am trying to reflect back on the past two years, there is such a mix of emotions running thru my mind that I find it impossible to put them in words. So I will just use this blogpost to say thanks to every single TeknoKrat who has chosen to be part of this ride and contribute to it!
A startup works under lot of limitations. When we started off two years back, we had very little to offer. The office was really tiny and dark. The a/c was ineffective (it was peak summer time) and the power backup was almost non-existent. Many potential hires used to walk off saying they wanted to work in a better place. It was frustrating and discouraging. Yet, there were a few who were willing to take a risk with us. And that has been the trend ever since. Today, Tekriti has a lot more to offer. We have better infrastructure, better salaries and better work environment. Yet, I will be kidding to compare our facilities with that of an Infosys or a Wipro. At the same time, I also realize that everyone who works at Tekriti is smart and capable enough to have all those options open in front of them. To still choose to work with a startup takes a lot of courage and self belief. It takes immense confidence to be able to say no to a big brand company to come and help build a brand. It takes lot of patience to give up on the organized symmetry of a large corporate to thrive in the chaos of a startup. It takes a lot of convincing to make your parents and family understand why this company they have never heard of is the best place for you to work. It takes lot of convincing to make yourself believe that this dream can indeed come true. It takes a lot to build an organization.
So on the second anniversary of this thing we started I feel good that there are 45 other TeknoKrats who believe in the same dream. If enough people believe in something, it generally comes true!
Dude, many congratulations on Tekriti's second birthday!
Gaurav,
Kudos and congratulations are in order to both - you and Ashish.
when you say its not easy hiring people for a startup - it completely resonates with me.
congrats & good luck for the year ahead.
-pranav.
Many happy returns of the day!
Hi Gaurav, Congratulations to all the folks at Tekriti. You guys have really done well.
Looking forward to more from your end.
- Santosh
Heartiest Cobgratulations and wish you all the best !
Heartiest Congratulations and wish you all the best !
Congrats and Good Luck..will be seeing you soon, finally found office space in Naraina!
Congratulations. Its time for celebration,
Thatâs TeKnocrates must be having by cutting the cake
Or by coding and creating lots & lots of stake.
Its great that you guys have achieved so much in just two years. Congratulations to you and your team !!
"If enough people believe in something, it generally comes true!" but also, If people believe enough in something, it generally comes true! ;)
Congratulations!
I have been reading blogs of you guys (founder trio) as soon as you guys started. I donât remember from where I got link of tekriti but itâs been very interesting 2 year. I virtually witness all the celebrations you guys had holi, Christmas, diwali and that Jaipur trip and all.
So Happy Anniversary and wish you best of luck!!
I wish that you guys start blogging regularly againâ¦â¦
We met at BarCamp delhi. I keep reading up once in a while, and today came around on time to witness the culmination of 2 years of well earned success and great effort.
Keep up the good work and here is to hoping Tekriti soars to newer heights!
Congrats....and wish u all the success in future. i wish that ur company grows double the size every year.
cheers
You guys are a true inspiration and I am really proud to say you are my friends. Hearty congratulations! March on towards the next milestone. Good luck!
Hearty Congratulations dude! I am sure you guys will scale new heights.
hey, congrats! it's been great reading you and about the rise of Tekriti--wish you loads of luck in future
hey, congrats! it's been great reading you and about the rise of Tekriti--all the best for future.
Congragulations gaurav !
Rajan
Thanks everybody for your wishes! It is very overwhelming to know that so many people are with us in our endeavors!
Congrats and belated b'day wishes for Tekriti.
I know you'll excuse me for being late when I tell you that we have just managed to ship a CTP a few days back here :)
Belated wishes for all Teknokrats for achieving this milestone.
well i m still a student persuing law as subject. so really dont no too much about d real work environment but one thing is very much sure. it really needs more den guts of a lion to persue the dream of bringing ur own startup.
good goin buddy.
all d best to u n ur team.
Guarav:
Just bumbed into your blog today from venturewoods and boy, what a time.
A Big Congrats and Way to go...
Congrats!! Wish you all the best.
Bravo Buddy,"Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it -- but sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor....".I wish You Best of luck....
Gaurav,
Congrats of Tekriti's second birthday; Wish your team a long and fruitful journey ahead.
Chceked out your blog after a while and I like what you have written in this post, specially the following " To still choose to work with a startup takes a lot of courage and self belief. It takes immense confidence to be able to say no to a big brand company to come and help build a brand. It takes lot of patience to give up on the organized symmetry of a large corporate to thrive in the chaos of a startup."
It mirrors my own experience. In fact at an informal level, whenever we are hiring people, we try to gauge his/her STARTUP COEFFICIENT (or index), which is an overall measure of whether he/she basically understands what it means to work in a startup and is ready to take up that challenge.
amit
Amit